New program allows you to fight NYC tickets online

March 21, 2011 4:28:36 PM PDT

Eyewitness News

NEW YORK --

Mayor Bloomberg along with others announced a new way to dispute parking tickets online instead of having to go to court to fight them.

Online hearings will produce efficiencies for City government, reducing spending on paper and mailings, eliminating paperwork processing, and increasing the productivity of administrative law judges, who will be able to make use of time between live hearings to review digital cases.

"Enforcing our traffic laws is critically important to protecting public safety, promoting business activity, and reducing gridlock and congestion," said Mayor Bloomberg. "No one likes to get a ticket, but it shouldn't have to be so difficult and time-consuming to contest one. This new program will make it much easier and faster to contest a ticket - and save New Yorkers from having to take off work do it."

In addition to parking and red light camera tickets, New Yorkers can also contest the following tickets online: